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No. 62|,9|4. Patented'Mar. 28, I899.

M. FORD G. B. STARR. BOOT 0B SHOE HEEL.

(Application filed Oct. 31, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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-. NITE MAXIMILLIAN FORD AND GEORGE B. STARR, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALI- FORNIA, ASSIGNORS OF ONE-TENTH TO THOMAS HENRY BATES, OF

SAME PLACE.

BOOT OR SHOE HEEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 621,914, dated March .28, 1899. Application filed October 31, 1898. Serial No. 695,110, (N m d l.)

San Francisco, State of California, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Boot or Shoe Heels, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to the early wearing out of leather heels of boots and shoes of all descriptions, to obviate which we have invented a protection in the form of a Wedgeshaped quarter lift, composed of metal, brass, aluminium, iron, or steel, as may be chosen, containing a bevelshaped slot cut across said metal quarter lift for the introduction of wedge-shaped nails that hold the same firmly in place and allowing the leather top lift to be adjusted to the shape of the metal quarter lift, which we have designated the boot and shoe heel protector.

Figure l is a perspective view showing metal quarter lift in place, adjusted to and underneath top lift and finished complete, as it will appear in the finished shoe or boot heel.

Fig. 2 shows metal quarter lift H on unfinished heel preparatory to receiving top leather piece or finished lift, as shown in Fig. 1, K K.

Fig. 3 is under side of leather top lift, showing by dotted lines wedge-shaped space out out to conform to wedge-shaped metal quarter lift, as shown in perspective view in Fig. 1 and indicated by the letter K, presenting the union of the leather top lift and the metal lift, with nails holding the two in place and providing a uniform surface on the wearing portion of the heel.

- Fig. 4 is a sectional view of heel, showing metal quarter lift H in place and beveled leather top lift G, fitted to metal quarter lift H. The metal quarter lift admits of a complete finish of leather top'lift and heightens the appearance of the. same, as well as reduces to a minimum the causes that occasion slipping by maintaining a solid and uniform heel-surface complete in all its parts.

Fig. 5 is our wedge-shaped and curved metal quarter lift, front and end View, and beveled slot M, the upper side of said slot being wider than the under side to admit the easy entrance of wedge-shaped nails that hold same firmly in place, the upper or wide side of beveled slot in metal quarter lift having an opening of three-sixteenths of an inch, while the under side is one-sixteenth of an inch, making it possible for the nails to maintain a great strength in holding the leather and metal quarter lifts in durable contact till the metal is worn completely away.

What we claim is A boot and shoe heel protector comprised of a wedge and curve shaped metallic quarter lift, having a beveled slot M wider at its upper side than at its under side; its adjustment to and underneath the leather top lift or finishing-piece, the thin edge concealed and thick edge exposed to wear substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

MAXIHILLIAN FORD. GEO. B. STARR.

Witnesses:-

G. A. NEUMILLER, E. BAILEY. 

